republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/hb-1195.md

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Bill	High school equivalency programs.	Amends Indiana high school equivalency diploma program eligibility requirements for individuals under 18 years of age. Changes the expiration date of the high school equivalency pilot program from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2028. Makes conforming changes.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	HB 1195	Indiana HB 1195 (2026)	bill	GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Pilot Program SCHOOLS; Academic Achievements and Outcomes (Including Diplomas) SCHOOLS; Teachers	enacted	Gary Byrne Jeff Raatz Michelle Davis	4	19	2	2026-01-05	2026-02-24	openstates	ocd-bill/c816e079-66fd-4de0-85b6-0e86db48e329	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1195	b10bbe6b89b612546d240df93386ed956bf23dc7a4fdc62d46832da20122af0e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1195 (2026) — High school equivalency programs.

Amends Indiana high school equivalency diploma program eligibility requirements for individuals under 18 years of age. Changes the expiration date of the high school equivalency pilot program from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2028. Makes conforming changes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
2. House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
3. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
4. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1195 - Davis - 3rd Reading — 90–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1195 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Gary Byrne — primary (person)
• Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
• Michelle Davis — primary (person)
• Andrew Ireland — coauthor (person)
• Becky Cash — coauthor (person)
• Hunter Smith — coauthor (person)
• Linda Rogers — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-01-05 Authored by Representative Davis
• 2026-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-12 Representatives Ireland, Smith H, Cash added as coauthors
• 2026-01-15 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-20 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-22 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 74: yeas 90, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-01-23 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2026-01-22 Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Byrne
• 2026-01-27 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-12 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-16 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-17 Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
• 2026-02-17 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 181: yeas 45, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-18 Returned to the House without amendments receipt
• 2026-02-19 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-02-19 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-02-23 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-02-24 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2026-02-24 Public Law 27 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c816e079-66fd-4de0-85b6-0e86db48e329. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).